Respiratory System Flashcards
Why is breath down Nadal paste better
Cleans, warms, moistened air
Purpose of mucus
Designed to keep airway clean
What is the pharynx
Connect mouth and nose
Epiglottis
Prevents food from entering your airway
What larynx
Thick band of cartilage
Protects vocal cords
What is the trachia
You’re a throat basically
Ring of cartilage
Keeps track chia open provide support
The purpose of rib bone in respiration
Use for protection
Enter castel muscle
In between the rib bones, help expand chest to help breathing
What are the broncai
Branch off of the trachea a lead to lungs
Bronchiole
Branches off of the bronchi
Alveoli
Exchange of oxygen c 02 with blood. On the end of bronchioli
What is the diaphragm
Large band of muscle that. Control size of chess cavity
How does breathing occur
When breathing in the diaframe, it pulls downward, and the rib cag shifts forward and outward, which increases the volume and decreases the pressure on the alveoli so air moves into the lungs to equalize the pressure.
Opposite for breathing out
Purpose of respiration
To move oxygen into blood & to get rid of carbon dioxide
